11/05/2006
11/04/2006
11/03/2006
Visiting
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Today was a day of visiting. After having a lunch date with daddy, Tesla and I headed to her very new cousin Adrian. He was born not quite a month ago, and I wanted to bring the magical swing to her. When I saw Adrian, I had the response that everyone had when I first held Tesla: "omg, sooooooooooo tiny!!" But Adrian weighed a tad more then Tesla did when she was born. Adrian's mommy, Shauna, assured me that Tesla was just as small when she first met her. Really?? So scrawning and delicate? I mean, look at chucky chubby Tesla now. She could roll over Adrian! Am I already experiencing what I keep hearing from older moms - "I forgot how it is... [sigh]" Indeed, I wanted to sit there for hours staring/holding Adrian. Luckily, both Adrian and Tesla got a bit fussy, so I left before Shauna had to deal with my obsession. I have to say that this whole baby-raising experience is wonderfully new. So many dimensions... Then I visited Six Apart. I've been meaning to drop by forever, and it felt super good to wander around the office. Don't get me wrong, I treasure every moment I have hanging with Tesla. But I also know when the time comes, I will be pretty excited to get back in the groove with work. It's a nice vibe that I miss. I made sure Tesla napped and was fed. When I walked in, she was all smiles and the perfect baby I wanted her to be. Then...um, she decided she was going to be cranky, and I spent most of my visit in an office trying to muffle her wails or whipping out my boob to console her (sorry Mena!). It was VERY nice to see everyone, and I loved the time & attention Mena doted on Tesla. Byrne, who has a handsome 6 month old Harper, dropped by and showed some strong Daddy skills with perfect holding and shushing. But in the end, I had to leave as she just wanted to conk out (which she did immediately upon arriving at home).
Visitors
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We had visitors from Germany this past week. Just before, we had Dav's sister and boyfriend visiting, so we warned them that we wouldn't be able to "host," but they would have a bed and keys to enjoy SF as they wished. They came to us via an old housemate, Thoralf, who stayed with us in the early "Potrero Hill household" days while he did his internship at the Oakland Tribune. We hauled his adventurous ass to Burning Man - boy, did he find the right SF house to experience! Anyhow, there is a story to tell. Our German visitors, Anke and Eran, were to arrive at 10:30 or so at our place one night. We - being parents with a baby thus having zero memory lately - TOTALLY forgot, and promptly went to our neighbors for some evening socializing. We had a blast and stayed until 1am. We got home to find several voicemails to our horror.... we pictured our poor guests wandering around Potrero Hill with their suitcases looking for a hotel. Luckily, they managed to bump into a German neighbor who very kindly invited them to his house. They ordered pizza and sat around waiting for us lame-butts to get home. Once we got a hold of them, all was fine. It turned out to be the perfect SF experience where they had an adventure, but was OK thanks to the kindness of a stranger. Thing is, they had a similar experience in Hawaii just before arriving in SF where the place they planned to crash didn't pan out. They bought a tent and camped for a few days, then got a hotel when they discovered only very sketchy characters camp in HI. Thankfully, we found our guests and tried to make it up with a brunch the next morning. They were busy during the day discovering SF. I must say German guests are the best - and we have lots of guests - because they are very independent. They enjoy where they are, but are happy doing their own thing. I was busy with Tesla. In fact, she woke them up several mornings with her newly discovered joy of screaming for fun in the mornings. But when Anke and Eran took us out to dinner, I made sure to get pictures to blog with as I suspect Thoralf is wondering what the scoop is since he reads Kokochi. So this post is for Thoralf. Thoralf, you have great friends. Your friends are welcome any time! But you must come visit us too!! p.s. we still have the frame you gifted the house :)
11/01/2006
Tired Mommy
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I'm not sure how many hours of sleep I got last night. All I know is that I'm pretty tired right now...as Tesla snoozes deeply for her morning nap. Poor girl, she's had a cold. I woke up at some weird hour due to her noisy breathing. I ended up turning the lights on to discover the most gigantic snot coming out of her nose, so I spent some time dragging that out. I also did more than usual diaper changes. Then at 4am, she was ready to get up. Not the kind where I could pat her side while she cooed and played with the blanket. She was wide awake and ready for some entertaining. She just learned how fun it is to scream and squeal, so she started that up quite loudly despite my shushes since we have guests from Germany sleeping in the next room. I finally turned the light on and had to play with her. I kept lying down and closing my eyes, but every time I peeked open, she was looking at me with a big grin. I didn't want her to think mommy didn't like her by ignoring her so I tried my best to occupy her. But boy, now I'm so tired! Plus, I fed her a lot to coax her back to sleep several times. By 6am, she went back to bed. Usually, Dav helps me out, but today he had to go to the office and function like an intelligent human, so he slept in his office to get a good night's rest. When he came in to shower, I was glued to the bed. After he left for work, I took a shower, gave Tesla a bath, then she conked out again. I think it's partially her cold that is making her sleep wonky. But the past week +, she's been waking several times at night. In the past, she would fidget a bit and suck her thumb. Before she awoke, I'd feed her, and all was fine. Not sure what's going on now. It's OK though...as long as I don't have to be in an office in the morning. I'm just, you know, a little tired. : )
10/29/2006
A day at the beach
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Tesla's 1st time at Pacifica while daddy surfs. It is chilly!
10/26/2006
Swing to bouncy seat
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We finally put away Tesla's beloved swing. Boy, did we use it ALL the time. At first, she was so tiny we had to add layers so the seat supported her. Lately, she would sit for a while, look at the twirling stuff above, but then attempt to roll-over which made her ride unsafe and uncomfortable. Before, if we put her in the swing with the accompanying lullaby music, she'd snooze immediately, making it a mighty nice help for us. Now, she isn't pacified with such easy attempts. She prefers her gymini. So, Dav took it apart, and we will pass it along to another family member who just gave birth to a baby boy. It makes me sad to let go of that stage. She was so tiny. But then I brought out a nifty bouncy seat that Kimi gave me. I'm sure this is for older babies, but she seems to like it! She's so cute in it too! p.s. note Kats and Dav in the background of the darker pictures : ) [click to make larger]
Marathon Mommy
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I also wanted to post this adorable picture of Kari and Tesla. Kari and I went to school together in Japan. She lives in L.A. now with her husband, 2 children, 2 cats, and a dog! That's a lot of beings to take care of; plus she works full-time. AND she just ran her 2nd marathon!! Kari stayed with us for the event. I was surprised at how chill she was, hanging out with me so normally. I loved getting to catch up on girl time. If I were running 26 miles the next day, I'd be a nervous wreck! Anyhow, I was super excited to watch her, dragged Elida out of bed early so we could drive to 3 different places on the course to cheer Kari on. It was so inspirational. Both Elida and I teared up when we saw Kari just before the finish line. We have decided to work out together as I've been needing to get in shape so I can keep up with Tesla. I'm feeling it every time I pick her up! It was also inspirational as the Nike Marathon raised $16 million for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. It was awesome to see so many women running.
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